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Zimmerman Vineyards in Trinity NC

As Cindy and I continued on our NC adventure we decided to stop by an off the beaten path vineyard. Zimmerman Vineyards in Trinity NC. We seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. GPS told us to turn into a field but luckily we did not listen and we went a bit further down the road. Finally we saw a sign. We turned in and then proceeded down a single lane unpaved road. Cindy was humming the theme song from Deliverance. We were wondering if we should turn around when all the sudden we saw it...Zimmerman Vineyards.

Here is what they say on their website..."Zimmerman Vineyards wine labels depict an image, sketched by Leslie Zimmerman, of Sisyphus, the Greek mythological King of Corinth, who was forever condemned to pushing a great boulder uphill. We mirror our experiences to those of Sisyphus with one exception, that our efforts have been goal-driven and have led us to the realization of a dream." ZV

"Nestled among the Uwharrie Mountains, enjoy beautiful views of the vines, gardens and surrounding mountainside from the flagstone terrace." ZVI loved the patio. They had several very friendly dogs who came to visit as we sipped our wine..

"While the wine is made off premises it is produced

exclusively from grapes grown on site."ZV

1428 Tabernacle Church Rd

Trinity, NC 27370

Be sure and call ahead to make sure they are opened before you visit.

I like a quote from their website...

“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it,

can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.”

— Galileo Galilei

This was one of my favorite wine adventures. It was so relaxing to sit outside and enjoy our wine while looking over the fields and playing with the puppies:-)

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